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RECIPIENT SCHOOLS AND THEIR CORRELATION
BETWEEN THE ICSEA, IRSD AND ADII INDICES1,2,3
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Swan View:
Swan View
SHS
Morphett
Vale:
Wirreanda SS
St Albans: Vic
University SC
St Johns
Park: St
Johns Park
HS
Logan
Central:
Woodridge
SHS
Loganlea:
Loganlea
SHS
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Australian Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting Authority, School profile 2022, ACARA - Data Access Program
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Australian Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) Index oof Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage 2016, 2033.0.55.001 - Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia, 2016 (abs.gov.au)
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Australian Digital Inclusion Index, ADII score by location 2022, The national picture (digitalinclusionindex.org.au)
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(IRSD): Areas of economic
and social disadvantage at a
suburb level
(ICSEA): A school’s relative
socio-educational advantage.
A higher ICSEA indicates a
school has a relatively higher
level of educational
advantage
(ADII): The level of digital
inclusion to a local
government area level
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Students at recipient schools are more likely to encounter barriers of
access and affordability which can lead to experiencing digital
exclusion. A similar correlation (subject to a greater sample data set), can
be drawn for other schools residing within areas of greater relative socio-
economic disadvantage. IRSD data supports the ADII data in determining
the extent of socio-economic disadvantage associated with digital exclusion.
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50% of recipient schools are located in local government areas
(LGAs) that are less digitally included than their peers across their
respective state (ADII).
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All 6 schools are located in suburbs identified as having greater relative
socio-economic disadvantage (IRSD). This indicates these suburbs
experience relatively greater proportions of households with low income,
lower educational attainment, high unemployment and jobs in relatively
unskilled qualifications.
Most schools who received donated laptops are located in suburbs of greater
relative socio-economic disadvantage, which can often lead to barriers
surrounding affordability and access to ICTs.